Category Archives: In The Field

The Cat Swamp Hijacking and Murder

While driving around Sussex County this week,  (LOLworkingacrossthreecounties) I noticed on 206-S a historical marker that I had never seen before – the Cat Swamp Hijacking and Murder. I grew-up visiting my Dad’s family in the Byram-Andover-Newton isosceles triangle, and I thought that I knew that route pretty well. Lesson learned – history is alwaysContinue reading “The Cat Swamp Hijacking and Murder”

What I Read This Week:

Thank you University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Justin The Librarian The Lost Art of the Unsent Angry Letter | The New York Times Sinkhole of Bureaucracy | The Washington Post (Spoiler alert – it is an actual hole) When Mothers Get Moving, Children Are More Active, Too | NPR Meet The Super TaskersContinue reading “What I Read This Week:”

What I Read This Week:

Hark, a Vagrant’s Kate Beaton on Comics, History, and Drawing Admiral Nelson | the Appendix Tips on How to Become a Fossil | National Geographic Your Coffee Pods’ Dirty Secret | Mother Jones Who Had Richer Parents, Doctors Or Artists? | NPR What Would Wes Anderson Eat? | Southern Living Your Lifestyle Has Already BeenContinue reading “What I Read This Week:”

What I Read This Week:

S.F. Library Proposes New Code of Conduct with Penalties | San Francisco Chronicle Biologists: Vermont Bats Begin White Nose Recovery | The Daily Record How Lego Survived Against All Odds – And You Can Too | Fast Company Lawmakers Want To Allow State Schools To Secede | Lock Haven Express Trilobites: Variations on a ThemeContinue reading “What I Read This Week:”

ALA Midwinter Meeting 2014 – Review

Phew. Over two weeks have passed I attended ALA Midwinter 2014, and I think my head is back on straight. Prior to Midwinter 2014, I had attended NJLA 2013 and the exhibits of the Public Library Association annual conference in 2012. The ALA Midwinter Meeting is inherently larger than either of those conference since itContinue reading “ALA Midwinter Meeting 2014 – Review”

Activities at My Library Today:

Sewer Line Replacement in the basement, which includes jack hammering and trenches; Aftermath of a broken sprinkler head, which rained down tens of thousands of gallons of water down all three floors of the library; Flipped over dumpster; Broken water cooler in the staff room. Needless to say, we are closed from the public today.Continue reading “Activities at My Library Today:”

Midnight Movies @ 7 – The Warriors (1979)

Tonight, as a part of our ‘Midnight Movies at 7″ series, we screened The Warriors. Attendance was on the low side, but we had a good discussion afterwards about the story and cinematography. We watched the “Ultimate Director’s Edition”, which was styled differently from the original edition. That provided for discussion for balancing current fansContinue reading “Midnight Movies @ 7 – The Warriors (1979)”

French Words of Wisdom

French Words of Wisdom In September I started reviewing books for Library Journal – specifically Home Economics books for the Science & Technology division. The Art of French Pastry by Jacquy Pfeiffer and Martha Rose Shulman will be published in December 2013. An excerpt from my review: Accompanying the recipes are attractive photographs, as well asContinue reading “French Words of Wisdom”

Reading to the Bump: Tips & Books for Expecting Parents

Reading to the Bump: Tips & Books for Expecting Parents Rebecca of Sturdy for Common Things put a call out on Twitter over the weekend for materials that expecting parents can read to their future child. Among the great recommendations, I suggested Curious George. Rebecca then created a a pathfinder with selections like Kevin Henkes’sContinue reading “Reading to the Bump: Tips & Books for Expecting Parents”